Whirlpool YWED92HEFU Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Whirlpool YWED92HEFU: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Whirlpool YWED92HEFU at 608 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $114 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the Whirlpool YWED92HEFU compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.3% above it, ranking 447 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. 639 certified clothes dryers, one average, about $7/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Whirlpool YWED92HEFU on that list: Whirlpool YWED92HEFC ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Whirlpool YWED92HEFW ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 90 of Whirlpool's 114 certified clothes dryers, this sits between the WHD3090G ($43/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the WGF5727T ($129/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Whirlpool YWED92HEFU costs roughly $1,372 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $114/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $114/year just to run, a clothes dryer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Ranked 447 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Whirlpool YWED92HEFU is also worth reading with a caveat specific to this category: the methodology page explains why ENERGY STAR's own combined-energy figure for dryers can overstate the electric bill impact of a gas model. The rest of what changes this number, by state rather than by model, is in the guide to why your state changes this number. The 608 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.